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Missiles - Why bother?

If you are stuck in a mission and do not know how to continue, this is the place to ask for help. Missing that elusive Level 10 Shield? Don''t know where to find the lost Ohtori ship? This is the only place where spoilers are allowed!

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ShadowStar

Post Sat Mar 29, 2003 7:44 am

Personally I like using missles, and after tweaking them I like them even more. Now I don't have to save them for a close pass in order to score a hit.

Jav (and similar) missiles move at 120 m/s (was 90)and turn at 4.355(was 2.903)
Stalker (and similar) missiles move at 140 m/s (was 99) and turn at 6.5325 (was 4.355)
EMP missles move at 125 m/s (was 90) and turns at 4.355 (was 2.905)

Also changes the hull points on the missles, now I don't need to worry about 1 missle destroying the other missiles I fire.

Not sure if I'm going to alter them further, I haven't play-tested these settings enough yet.

Oh, and due to the way the ammo is managed for the missile launchers, I wouldn't reccomand carrying more than 2 of the same type.

-ShadowStar SunSlayer

Edited by - ShadowStar on 29-03-2003 07:46:43

Blacksilver

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:16 am

Missles/Mines are great for MP. Cruise speed towards target. Kill engines and coast above your target, drop Torpedo's first (they gain your momentum), Missles second and just before you pass (not while your passing or they overshoot) drop mines, turn coast away and then repeat. Great for gutting the Nomad Gun loving players because at 270+ your a extremely hard target to hit whizzing by. All the big tough pk's who sit outside Manhattan blowing up lvl 1's in their Titans get a nasty surprise


Blacksilver

il_partigiano

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:46 am

my experience is that if you use missiles after taking the shields down, they will do their job...and also if the ship is comming towards you ...just strafe and fire at him when he gets close and just before he flies off in another direction.
I've noticed that even though damage potential of Catapult Missiles for ex. is very large for shield as well as for Hull, it still doesn't even scratch the shields while it destroys the ship in one shot with full hull left and only shields taken down.

Doesn't justify the price that's for sure!!!

Landdo

Post Sun Mar 30, 2003 8:29 am

yea i only found missiles useful when going head on into a ship , but torpedos work just about as well for that so thats what i use =P

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